Chief's Report December 7, 2006

1. ISO status. We will be postponing water movement exercises until the weather breaks and we no longer have to worry about freezing pumps and appliances.

2. Physician Advisor: Our former Advisor, Dr. Moore, has retired and has been replaced by Dr. David Ross. Dr. Ross came to Guffey and met with Deputy Chief Stanley and myself where we discussed EMT operations. No significant changes in protocols are anticipated.

3. New Pumper project. Chairman Stanley has taken over as Project Manager for this effort.

4. Ambulance Stationing: In order to reduce response time, we have moved our ambulances to the outlying stations. The idea is that our EMTs will be able to get them on the road faster and reduce the travel times to medical calls. We will be monitoring the response times to determine whether or not there is an improvement.

5. Six members of the Department have resigned due to inactivity. We have recovered their radios and equipment. We still have some equipment to recover from members who have not responded.

6. Medical Director’s Report